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Tropical Diseases:

I Leishmaniasis
II Paracoccidioidomycosis
III Blastomycocis
IV Chromoblastomycosis
V Lepra
VI Sporotrichosis
VII Histoplasmosis
VIII Rhinosporidiosis
IX Mycetomas
X Rhinoscleroma
XI Chagasdisease
XII Actinomycosis
XIII Mucormycosis
XIV Amoebiasis
XV Protothecosis
XVI Lobomycosis
XVII Phaeohyphomycosis
XVIII Pruritus actinicus
XIX Bite of snake
XX Coccidioidomycosis

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III. Blastomycocis

Case 27: Blastomycocis / Basalioma

Previus Case 26

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Next Case 28

Blastomycocis

Basalioma

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Fig.27-A1
Blastomycosis

A patient from Cincinnati / Ohio, USA shows a tumor-like proliferation under his right eye extending to the nose.

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Fig.27-B1
Basalioma

This ulcerated tumor is situated beneath the eye and extends to the cheek.

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Fig.27-A2
Blastomycosis

The solitary budding of fungns cells in fissues in this case of Blastomycosis occurs with the daughter cell considerably smaller than the mother cell. Here be see a special coloration of fungus cells by the Grocott method. The multiple budding is typical of the fungus cell of P. brasiliensis

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Fig.27-B2
Basalioma

Histologically this tumor is not malignant.

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Fig.27-A3
Blastomycosis

The fungus cells of B. dermatitidis may be disposed chain-like in tissues similar to cells of Loboa loboi. Also are found marked deformations of fungus cells.


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Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Los Andes
Merida - Venezuela